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#CD7837 Color

#CD7837 is rgb(205, 120, 55) in RGB, hsl(26, 60%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 73%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Brown (#C3732A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD7837
HEX#CD7837
RGBrgb(205, 120, 55)
HSLhsl(26, 60%, 51%)
HSVhsv(26, 73%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 73%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.132 55)
LABlab(59.23% 30.34 49.10)
LCHlch(59.23% 57.72 58.29)

What #CD7837 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CD7837, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#CD7837 Channel Values

How #CD7837 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 205 · G 120 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 60% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 73% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 73% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.31:1 vs white · 6.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD7837 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD7837 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD7837

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD7837; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CD7837

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD7837.

How #CD7837 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CD7837
Protanopia#8B8B36
Protanomaly#AA8436
Deuteranopia#9B9B2D
Deuteranomaly#B18E31
Tritanopia#D07272
Tritanomaly#CF7560
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD7837 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cd7837: #CD7837;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD7837;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd7837': '#CD7837' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.471, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_cd7837">#CD7837</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD7837"

More Orange Colors

#CD7837 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD7837 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD7837?

#CD7837 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(205, 120, 55) in RGB and hsl(26, 60%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Brown (#C3732A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.27.

What is the RGB value of #CD7837?

#CD7837 is rgb(205, 120, 55) — red 205, green 120, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD7837?

#CD7837 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 73%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD7837 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD7837 scores 3.31:1 against white and 6.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD7837 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD7837 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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